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Frankston CityCommunity profile

In Sandhurst, 48.8% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 29.0% in Frankston City.

Sandhurst's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Sandhurst's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

A small proportion of families with children consist of grandparents caring for grandchildren directly with no parent present. Across Frankston City at the 2016 Census there were 246 of these families, consisting of either a lone grandparent or a grandparent couple with grandchildren. This comprised 1.1% of all family households in the City (0.6% of all households). This is similar to the percentage Australia-wide, where grandparent families made up 1.0% of all family households.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Sandhurst - Total households (Enumerated)20212006Change
Households by typeNumber%Frankston City %Number%Frankston City %2006 to 2021
Couples with children85248.829.015252.630.1+699
Couples without children55631.822.89733.822.9+458
One parent families1307.413.452.013.7+124
Other families0--1.021.01.0-3
Group household160.92.941.73.1+11
Lone person1679.626.5207.024.7+147
Other not classifiable household201.13.921.04.1+17
Visitor only households50.30.521.00.5+2
Total households1,746100.0100.0289100.0100.0+1,456
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Sandhurst in 2021 compared to Frankston City shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 48.8% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 7.4% were one-parent families, compared with 29.0% and 13.4% respectively for Frankston City.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a higher proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 9.6% compared to 26.5% in Frankston City while the proportion of couples without children was 31.8% compared to 22.8% in Frankston City.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Sandhurst increased by 1,457 between 2006 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Sandhurst between 2006 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+699 households)
  • Couples without children (+458 households)
  • Lone person (+147 households)
  • One parent families (+124 households)

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